Video: The £2m free-kick specialist on Leeds United’s transfer radar

He’s not had much luck at hometown club Roma, so could Italy U21 midfielder Federico Viviani get a crack at first team football in Leeds?

That’s the rumour, as talkSPORT reported. His agent, Giovanni Ferro, reckons there will be competition for the £2m-rated player: “We are speaking with Leeds United but the player has a lot of interest from Italian Serie A clubs.”

Viviani sorely wanted to become a first team regular in the Italian capital, but with the quality on show at the Stadio Olimpico, that doesn’t look like happening anytime soon.

The 22-year-old has played for Italy at U19, 20 and 21 level, but since making his Roma debut in 2011, Viviani has been loaned to Padova in 2012, Pescara in 2013 and most recently Latina in Serie B.

The defensive midfielder is a danger when given space to shoot at goal, while his threat from free-kicks is clear in the videos below.

With midfielder Tommaso Bianchi signing and Massimo Cellino as the chairman, it won’t be long until we hear Forza Leeds shouted from the Elland Road faithful.